NURS 4325 Knowledge Check #1
Chapters 1-8/APA
Question 1
pts
Common practice for in-text citations for a single author using APA style includes:
(author last name, year of publication)
(author last name, first initial, year of publication)
(author last name, first name, page number)
The correct in text citation is (authors's last name, year of publication)
Question 2
pts
In APA format, which one of these statements is not true about the references page:
The title of the references page is Bibliography, and should be centered at the top if
the page and not in bold font.
References should be placed in alphabetical order by author last name.
A digital object identifier (DOI) or website for the journal article referenced should be
placed at the end of every journal article reference if available.
The name of the journal should be italicized and major words should be capitalized.
Question 3
pts
A conceptual definition of a variable is
defined in the review of literature.
also considered to be the intervention.
influencing the selection of the sample.
the systematic investigation of relationship.
A conceptual definition is the beginning understanding of a concept, it is very broad and
what it means to you and to me and to others.
, NURS 4325 Knowledge Check #1
Chapters 1-8/APA
Question 4
pts
A nurse planning a research project wants to know more about their sample. Which of
the following would be considered a demographic variable?
Pain intensity
Socioeconomic status
Heart rate
Oral temperature
Demographic variables describe the characteristics of the sample. Some include age,
education, race, ethnicity, income, etc
Question 5
pts
A nurse hypothesizes that the presence of social support from family affects the pain
perception of hospitalized patients.
What is the dependent variable in this hypothesis?
social support
hospitalized patients
pain perception
family members
The pain perception depends (IV) upon the social support from the family.
Question 6
pts
Subjects who volunteered to receive an experimental treatment for pancreatic cancer
are educated about essential study information, assessed for understanding of this
information, and asked to willingly participate in the research study. This process is
known as:
informed consent
coercion
Chapters 1-8/APA
Question 1
pts
Common practice for in-text citations for a single author using APA style includes:
(author last name, year of publication)
(author last name, first initial, year of publication)
(author last name, first name, page number)
The correct in text citation is (authors's last name, year of publication)
Question 2
pts
In APA format, which one of these statements is not true about the references page:
The title of the references page is Bibliography, and should be centered at the top if
the page and not in bold font.
References should be placed in alphabetical order by author last name.
A digital object identifier (DOI) or website for the journal article referenced should be
placed at the end of every journal article reference if available.
The name of the journal should be italicized and major words should be capitalized.
Question 3
pts
A conceptual definition of a variable is
defined in the review of literature.
also considered to be the intervention.
influencing the selection of the sample.
the systematic investigation of relationship.
A conceptual definition is the beginning understanding of a concept, it is very broad and
what it means to you and to me and to others.
, NURS 4325 Knowledge Check #1
Chapters 1-8/APA
Question 4
pts
A nurse planning a research project wants to know more about their sample. Which of
the following would be considered a demographic variable?
Pain intensity
Socioeconomic status
Heart rate
Oral temperature
Demographic variables describe the characteristics of the sample. Some include age,
education, race, ethnicity, income, etc
Question 5
pts
A nurse hypothesizes that the presence of social support from family affects the pain
perception of hospitalized patients.
What is the dependent variable in this hypothesis?
social support
hospitalized patients
pain perception
family members
The pain perception depends (IV) upon the social support from the family.
Question 6
pts
Subjects who volunteered to receive an experimental treatment for pancreatic cancer
are educated about essential study information, assessed for understanding of this
information, and asked to willingly participate in the research study. This process is
known as:
informed consent
coercion
